Dorm living for professionals comes to SF • Hacker News Board

Re: Dorm living for professionals comes to SF

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Post by whatshisface » Mon, Mar 05, 2018, 4:49 AM UTC

mb_72 wrote: post #7

“I feel like I’m in a relationship with everyone I live with,” Ms. Ndrepepaj said. “If their day is bad, your day is bad.” Hardly a selling point. As an introvert it's just within my capabilities living with my wife and playful cat; living in such an environment would be a nightmare for me. The article fails to address the 'bad roommate' situation, which always happens sooner or later with these shared-living environ…

Nobody is so extroverted that they want to have other people peering in to their lives every moment of the day (unless they are walking so closely in lockstep with culture that there's literally nothing about them that could cause friction.)

There's a reason why people born in compressed, shared living conditions tend to buy houses when they can. If you don't live in a "dorm" you can control your environment, for example not seeing friends while you're sick with the flu and highly contagious (and no fun to be around).

To me this looks like a slide back in to 1800s non-rich living conditions sold as a step forwards.

Re: Dorm living for professionals comes to SF

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Post by saudioger » Mon, Mar 05, 2018, 4:51 AM UTC

Why can't the vast majority of these people work remotely yet? For a group of people who often praise the concept of meritocracy, regionally locking down your employee pool seems insane.

Re: Dorm living for professionals comes to SF

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Post by VectorLock » Mon, Mar 05, 2018, 4:51 AM UTC

These are SROs in the Tenderloin. Funny how this article never mentioned the word "SRO."

Re: Dorm living for professionals comes to SF

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Post by IntronExon » Mon, Mar 05, 2018, 4:52 AM UTC

briga wrote: post #2

Ah,the American dream. Go through four years of college and 100k of student loans so you can live in a $2400 dorm room while barely making ends meet. I'm moving to the Bay area in a few months and these sorts of stories make me question whether it's the right move.

Nobody here ever seems to bring it up, but in addition to all of the objections raised, I’d add the potential for a truly devastating earthquake.

Re: Dorm living for professionals comes to SF

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Post by Teeer » Mon, Mar 05, 2018, 4:53 AM UTC

Consultant32452 wrote: post #14

dokem wrote: post #4

Earlier quoted context omitted.

You go to SF to launch your career then GTFO ASAP to a less 'enlightened' part of the US where you don't have to worry about hyper sensitivity and your dollar actually counts for something.

How does SF compare to LA? I've only been to LA within the last few years and it was a shithole. The whole city smelled like pot 24/7. There were more homeless/destitute people there than some 3rd world countries I've visited. I don't think I'll be visiting California again any time soon, no matter what Schwarzenegger says in the commercials.

Nowadays LA is much worse than SF in terms of homeless people.

Re: Dorm living for professionals comes to SF

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Post by tytytytytytytyt » Mon, Mar 05, 2018, 4:54 AM UTC

EggsOnToast wrote: post #16

Consultant32452 wrote: post #14

Earlier quoted context omitted.

How does SF compare to LA? I've only been to LA within the last few years and it was a shithole. The whole city smelled like pot 24/7. There were more homeless/destitute people there than some 3rd world countries I've visited. I don't think I'll be visiting California again any time soon, no matter what Schwarzenegger says in the commercials.

I can't speak for LA, but from the people I've spoken with Seattle and -maybe- Austin have the strongest ratio of tech work vs. cost of living.

Seattle is pretty nice, especially if you can ignore the random junkies and homeless tent and RV encampments around town.

Re: Dorm living for professionals comes to SF

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Post by Justsignedup » Mon, Mar 05, 2018, 4:55 AM UTC

mb_72 wrote: post #7

“I feel like I’m in a relationship with everyone I live with,” Ms. Ndrepepaj said. “If their day is bad, your day is bad.” Hardly a selling point. As an introvert it's just within my capabilities living with my wife and playful cat; living in such an environment would be a nightmare for me. The article fails to address the 'bad roommate' situation, which always happens sooner or later with these shared-living environ…

Also this article fails to point out the insanity of the housing market where a sane person living for $2000 a month would be living in a fairly comfortable space even in New York (okay maybe not middle of the city) but out there you get a room and a shared bathroom, with a private sink as a selling point?

And they wonder why smart people don't have kids. Imagine even thinking about having a family.

Re: Dorm living for professionals comes to SF

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Post by tytytytytytytyt » Mon, Mar 05, 2018, 4:55 AM UTC

almostApatriot1 wrote: post #17

briga wrote: post #2

Ah,the American dream. Go through four years of college and 100k of student loans so you can live in a $2400 dorm room while barely making ends meet. I'm moving to the Bay area in a few months and these sorts of stories make me question whether it's the right move.

Accumulating 100k in student loans isn't the right move, let alone the American Dream. The "American Dream" isn't follow an exploitive option just because it's possible.

It is if your future job pays well enough and you can do the basic Math to figure that out.

Re: Dorm living for professionals comes to SF

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Post by Consultant32452 » Mon, Mar 05, 2018, 4:55 AM UTC

whatshisface wrote: post #21

mb_72 wrote: post #7

“I feel like I’m in a relationship with everyone I live with,” Ms. Ndrepepaj said. “If their day is bad, your day is bad.” Hardly a selling point. As an introvert it's just within my capabilities living with my wife and playful cat; living in such an environment would be a nightmare for me. The article fails to address the 'bad roommate' situation, which always happens sooner or later with these shared-living environ…

Nobody is so extroverted that they want to have other people peering in to their lives every moment of the day (unless they are walking so closely in lockstep with culture that there's literally nothing about them that could cause friction.) There's a reason why people born in compressed, shared living conditions tend to buy houses when they can. If you don't live in a "dorm" you can control your environment, for exa…

Globalism is going to lead to an averaging out of the standards of living across the globe. People from wealthy nations are in for a rude awakening.

Re: Dorm living for professionals comes to SF

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Post by hellofunk » Mon, Mar 05, 2018, 4:57 AM UTC

briga wrote: post #2

Ah,the American dream. Go through four years of college and 100k of student loans so you can live in a $2400 dorm room while barely making ends meet. I'm moving to the Bay area in a few months and these sorts of stories make me question whether it's the right move.

I spent a couple weeks in the bay area recently, touring around, seeing what it's all about. I left feeling quite underwhelmed and pretty happy I don't live there.